Men’s basketball

NORTHEASTERN at MAINE

Time, site: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.; Alfond Arena, Orono

Records: Maine 11-12 (6-5 in America East), Northeastern 13-11 (6-5)

Series, last meeting: NU leads 57-44; Maine 90-76 on 1/15/03

Key players: Maine – 6-1 G Kevin Reed (13.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg), 6-4 F Rickey White (13.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg), 7-0 C Justin Rowe (10.9 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 4.4 bpg), 6-7 F Clayton Brown (10.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg), 6-2 G Eric Dobson (9.6 ppg, 4.7 apg, 4.0 rpg, 1.7 spg), 6-2 G Derrick Jackson (5.4 ppg), 6-2 G Ludmil Hadjisotirov (8.0 ppg, 2.4 apg); Northeastern – 5-11 G Jose Juan Barea (16.7 ppg, 4.0 apg, 2.9 rpg), 6-5 G-F Javorie Wilson (14.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg), 6-3 G Aaron Davis (10.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg), 6-6 C Cornelius Wright (6.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg), 6-8 F Jesse Dunn (5.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg), 6-0 G Jamaar Walker (5.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg)

Outlook: The Huskies are looking for payback after losing to the Bears at home last month. They’ll have to get it without 6-7 junior forward Sylbrin Robinson, the team’s top rebounder and shot blocker. Robinson (12.5 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 29 blocks) is out with a dislocated elbow. That could make life a lot easier in the paint for Maine’s Rowe-White-Brown frontcourt. Maine appears to be in synch offensively and is riding its first three-game win streak of the season. With the Bears currently in a tie for fourth place with NU and Binghamton, this would be a very big win. The Bears are scoring 74.9 ppg while yielding 71.1. The Huskies are scoring 76.6 ppg to lead America East and giving up 72.3. Maine is leading the league in field goal percentage (48.9) and 3-point percentage (37.3).